Wyoming – Good investment in high-speed rail study

With the high cost of both fuel and highway construction these days, exploring high-speed train service in Wyoming is beginning to make a lot of sense.

Fortunately, the state isn’t just waiting to see what happens. It has already made an investment to see if a high-speed railroad can be efficiently operated in Wyoming.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation, which usually concerns itself with cars, trucks and planes, received $200,000 from the Legislature to conduct a high-speed train feasibility study. The proposed line would run south from Casper to Cheyenne, down Colorado’s Front Range, and end in Albuquerque, N.M.

Wyoming hasn’t had passenger rail service since 1997, when the "Pioneer" — an Amtrak train that ran parallel to Interstate 80 — was discontinued.

Full Opinion: http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/08/11/editorial/editorial/f24cc137cc2f951c872574a00020fc64.txt